The Holy Spirit calls to me this morning. Awaken by a blasting headache that has come and gone through the watches of the night, I long for His peace to invade my brain.
The conflicts all around me have escalated to a fever pitch.
The words of the prophet Malachi keep echoing in my mind. The last book of the Old Testament, is a short book packed with what was grieving the Heart of God before the FIRST coming of our Savior and Lord. I find it a very important read now that we are so close to the Return and SECOND coming of our Savior and Lord.
Malachi 3:13 says, "You have said harsh things against Me, says the Lord. He was speaking to "believers" at the time it was written and He speaks to me today.
But what have I said against you, Lord? Sometimes we speak only in the voice of our hearts that is audible only to the Holy One who dwells within. Has He heard me say, "It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out His requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty. But now we call the arrogant blessed. certainly evildoers prosper and even those who challenge God escape."
Loosely translated, "Where are you Lord? I have been praying and praying but things don't change except to get visibly worse for the home team." It is at this sad point and despairing of life that I find myself thinking, "if things are just going to get worse and worse, why go on?"
But then the Holy One speaks to my despair, "My child, this world is NOT your home, you are truly just passing through. I have placed within you a longing for your homeland of Heaven that nothing on earth can satisfy. Stop trying to make the world a better place (for yourself) and rather instead, work to make Heaven a bigger place (for Me). You are here to enlarge Heaven's ultimate citizenship by introducing the world to Heaven's Eternal King....JESUS.
Hebrews 11:13-16 says it best: Speaking of the Patriarchs of our Faith, and exhorting us today, "Instead they were longing for a better country, a Heavenly One. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their (our) God, for He has prepared a city for them (and us).
The Holy One has re-set my thinking and brought me to repentance.
His wisdom is two-fold:
I understand now, why I feel so estranged in my heart from all that is around me. This world is not my home. It has been a huge mistake to keep trying to "move in", to keep trying to "fit in". I can now embrace the Truth, that, until I move on to my Heavenly home, the longing will be in my heart for a place not of this world.
And, as I accept this Truth, I can then be free to do the "greater" works drawing from the Holy Spirit's Presence, for it is given to us who believe and have our feet on planet earth, to introduce the world to our King of Kings for so long as we are here.
Matt 28:18, Jesus said, "All authority in Heaven and earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations". In other words, "Go tell the world about Me".
I am so thankful for our early morning pep talk. I am now ready to get back in the game and re-calibrate myself to His goals for my life.
Eternity is for all of us just a heartbeat away. It is imperative that we keep our mindset on eternal things. We must anchor to the goals and forget trying to make life here so comfortable for ourselves or others that we cannot nor need not think on eternity.
Releasing our tight grip on our desire for earthy comforts, we can move on to the real purpose for our lives which is to introduce all we meet to our Eternal King of Kings:
The conflicts all around me have escalated to a fever pitch.
The words of the prophet Malachi keep echoing in my mind. The last book of the Old Testament, is a short book packed with what was grieving the Heart of God before the FIRST coming of our Savior and Lord. I find it a very important read now that we are so close to the Return and SECOND coming of our Savior and Lord.
Malachi 3:13 says, "You have said harsh things against Me, says the Lord. He was speaking to "believers" at the time it was written and He speaks to me today.
But what have I said against you, Lord? Sometimes we speak only in the voice of our hearts that is audible only to the Holy One who dwells within. Has He heard me say, "It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out His requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty. But now we call the arrogant blessed. certainly evildoers prosper and even those who challenge God escape."
Loosely translated, "Where are you Lord? I have been praying and praying but things don't change except to get visibly worse for the home team." It is at this sad point and despairing of life that I find myself thinking, "if things are just going to get worse and worse, why go on?"
But then the Holy One speaks to my despair, "My child, this world is NOT your home, you are truly just passing through. I have placed within you a longing for your homeland of Heaven that nothing on earth can satisfy. Stop trying to make the world a better place (for yourself) and rather instead, work to make Heaven a bigger place (for Me). You are here to enlarge Heaven's ultimate citizenship by introducing the world to Heaven's Eternal King....JESUS.
Hebrews 11:13-16 says it best: Speaking of the Patriarchs of our Faith, and exhorting us today, "Instead they were longing for a better country, a Heavenly One. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their (our) God, for He has prepared a city for them (and us).
The Holy One has re-set my thinking and brought me to repentance.
His wisdom is two-fold:
I understand now, why I feel so estranged in my heart from all that is around me. This world is not my home. It has been a huge mistake to keep trying to "move in", to keep trying to "fit in". I can now embrace the Truth, that, until I move on to my Heavenly home, the longing will be in my heart for a place not of this world.
And, as I accept this Truth, I can then be free to do the "greater" works drawing from the Holy Spirit's Presence, for it is given to us who believe and have our feet on planet earth, to introduce the world to our King of Kings for so long as we are here.
Matt 28:18, Jesus said, "All authority in Heaven and earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations". In other words, "Go tell the world about Me".
I am so thankful for our early morning pep talk. I am now ready to get back in the game and re-calibrate myself to His goals for my life.
Eternity is for all of us just a heartbeat away. It is imperative that we keep our mindset on eternal things. We must anchor to the goals and forget trying to make life here so comfortable for ourselves or others that we cannot nor need not think on eternity.
Releasing our tight grip on our desire for earthy comforts, we can move on to the real purpose for our lives which is to introduce all we meet to our Eternal King of Kings:
JESUS CHRIST
AT WHOSE NAME
EVERY KNEE WILL BOW
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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